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Fast & Functional

Katie Garrott, MS, CNS

Bite-sized, 10 minute episodes for the busy person who wants to use easy, research-proven methods to improve health. I have a functional medicine approach that helps you understand how your...

Episodes

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60 - Are Greens Powders Worth the Cost?

Greens powders, juices, and supplements are very convenient, but do they actually do anything for your health? We dive into the research to...

00:15:32Oct 4, 2026

59 - Plastics Part 2: Our Personal Journey

We are following up from the previous episode to get a little more personal about why we started reducing our plastic use, and what we've do...

00:23:52Sep 27, 2026

58 - You're Turning Into Plastic... What You Can Do About It

This episode gets into one root cause that rarely gets airtime: plastic. We walk through where it actually ends up in the body, and what the...

00:25:20Sep 19, 2026

57 - Use This Device to Reveal Root Causes of Fatigue, Anxiety, or Weight Gain

When your blood sugar fluctuates too much, it causes you to feel tired, then anxious, and gain weight over time. It also leads to hormonal i...

00:17:56Apr 11, 2026

56 - Improve Fertility by Addressing Root Causes

If you know someone wanting to conceive soon, or struggling with fertility, please send them this podcast! Teesa and I felt it was very impo...

00:20:06Mar 13, 2026

55- Stress Part 3: Heal Your Adrenals and Reverse the Effects of Stress

This is the final episode in a series of 3 on the impact of stress on our health so you know what symptoms or issues it's contributing to, a...

00:26:22Feb 6, 2026

54- Stress Part 2: Diagnose Your Level of Stress

This is the second in a series of 3 episodes on the impact of stress on our health so you know what symptoms or issues it's contributing to,...

00:26:23Feb 3, 2026

53 - Stress as a Root Cause: Impacts on Your Body

This is the first in a series of 3 episodes on the impact of stress on our health so you know what symptoms or issues it's contributing to,...

00:20:42Jan 28, 2026

52 - Why Perimenopause is Hard: Lessons from Research and Clinical Experience

Get ready to learn some things you've never heard about perimenopasue and menopause! I interview Teesa, a functional nutritionist at VivaWis...

00:19:48Dec 22, 2025

51 - Fasting Part 3: Advanced Methods

This is the last in a series of 3 episodes designed to solve the puzzle about fasting so you know if you'd benefit, and how to do it. If you...

00:19:43Oct 5, 2025

50 - Fasting Part 2: How to Actually Do It

This episode is jam-packed with practical tips, and as always we reveal what studies have shown. You will discover: Why daily calorie restri...

00:21:03Sep 28, 2025

49 - Intermittent Fasting: Who, Why, and When

This is the first in a series of 3 episodes designed to solve the puzzle about fasting so you know if you'd benefit, and provide evidence-ba...

00:16:34Sep 21, 2025

48 - Learning I Have ADHD Changed My Life, and Marriage

In this podcast episode, I share what I learned about myself when I got my diagnosis, and what habits and natural methods I use to thrive wi...

00:16:43Apr 23, 2025

47 - Cracking the Code on Women's Hormones

Whether you're born male or female, this episode will bring so much clarity in understanding a topic that is woefully under-adressed in our...

00:13:49Feb 15, 2025

46 - How Antibiotics Make Us Sick, Sad, and Overweight

To get the research summary on antibiotics and our free Immune Support Guide so you have options other than antibiotics to support your immu...

00:17:08Dec 1, 2024

45 - Make Your Food Craveworthy in 2 Minutes

I'm an odd nutritionist- I LOVE studying everything related to food, but I'm not interested in handling it! I want my time in the kitchen to...

00:13:16Aug 20, 2024

44 - Lessons Learned From Almost Dying

There's a saying that we're all motivated by one of 2 things: either inspiration or desperation. Unfortunately, I had to learn how to listen...

00:15:35Feb 11, 2024

43 - How To Discover Your Food Sensitivities

Would your health improve if you did a food test to check for what you react to? Listen in to learn about when food testing can help, and wh...

00:11:30Aug 23, 2023

42 - The Pitfalls of Conventional Medicine, and When to Go Functional

I bet you've had the experience before of seeing your conventional doctor for a health issue, and walking away disappointed. If they're the...

00:14:18May 29, 2023

41 - Recharge: Quick Tips for Tired Days

Whether you've had some nights of poor sleep or just got back from a busy trip, we all have days where we're dragging. Rather than reaching...

00:11:22Apr 11, 2023